I loved economics at University. I found that it was interesting and (mostly) logical and it explained things that happened in the financial marketplace in a way that made sense. One of the things that we learned was the theory … Read More
You may have wondered why economists, the media and your financial adviser get all excited about official cash rate announcements! The official cash rate is set by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. It is one of the tools that … Read More
News you can use through the covid lockdown – 1 April 2020… Read More
New Zealand is like “Godzone” Right Now In an economic sense, things in NZ seem to be progressing at a fast clip. Unemployment is at low levels, mortgage interest rates are at very low levels, inflation is low so … Read More
15 July 2015 For the year to 30 June 2015, the Chinese share market has risen 150% However, in the last four weeks, the Chinese share markets have fallen 30%. $3 trillion US dollars in value has been wiped off … Read More
On Sunday (06/07/2015), the Greek people took to the polls to vote in a controversial referendum asking if they were happy to go with the terms of extended financing to their Government from the European leaders, or not. The answer … Read More
The Reserve Bank Deputy Governor, Grant Spencer, made some strong statements in the media Wednesday 15 April about wanting the Government to introduce a capital gains tax on property investments. The media is continually full of stories about the housing … Read More
International oil prices halved during 2014 There has been a lot of talk in the press in the last few months about the falling price of oil. International oil prices have halved during 2014, from a high of US $105 … Read More